Spotlight InterviewsCategory

Critically acclaimed London-born MOBO Award-nominated musician, professional DJ and hit making recording artist Ironik has inspired millions around the globe with his innate gift of musicality, those of which include: “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” Hollywood box office superstar Tom Cruise, multi-time GRAMMY Award-winning music immortal Sir Elton John and even British royalty in Prince Charles. The multi-talented Ironik has been a largely inspirational mentor for aspiring musicians in the industry and has additionally produced reputable hits for a litany of some of the biggest brand names in British pop music; Ironik‘s debut album “No Point In Wasting Tears” peaked at #21 on the Official UK Album Chart and the popular record spawned hits internationally from India to Sweden, whilst Ironik continues to perform live all around the globe.

Multi-platinum selling Alternative Rock band Wheatus was officially formed by multi-talented singer-songwriter Brenda B. Brown; Wheatus are currently based in Brooklyn, New York and was originally formed in Northport, New York. Wheatus band members also include Gabrielle Sterbenz, Joey Slater, Leo Freire, Mark Palmer and Matthew Milligan. International pop anthem “Teenage Dirtbag” became Wheatus‘ first-ever global smash hit, peaking at #7 on the Billboard American Rock Charts while charting at #2 on the Official UK Top 40 Chart.

Faulkner is a popular alternative band based in Venice, California with members from New York City, consisting of Lucas Asher (vocals/guitar), Eric Scullin (vocals/multi-instrumentalist), Dimitire Farougias (bass) and Christian Hogan (drums). After posting an online demo on SoundCloud, Faulkner attracted the undivided attention of Mark Needham (The Killers), RZA (Record Producer/Multi-Platinum Selling Recording Artist/Hollywood Film Director-Actor/Wu-Tang Clan visionary/ MARVEL‘s “Iron Fist” Director), and JP Bowersock (The Strokes) to work on their debut album; RZA co-wrote and produced the popular single “NY Anthem” with Lucas Asher, which premiered on ESPN’s “Draft Academy.”

It was undoubtedly a great feeling to be given the opportunity to release the exclusive video for Chase N.Cashe’s phenomenal track ‘The Black Jesus’. So made sense to approach him for a #SpotlightInterview to gain more insight into this great artist. Read on to find out how he got his name, why he named the EP ‘The Black Jesus’ (his answer may surprise you!) who his musical inspirations are, why he would like to produce for our UK grown talent including Skepta and Stormzy what drives and inspires him + much more in this insightful interview…..

Jared Lee Gosselin is a GRAMMY Award-winning Producer with a phenomenal creative touch and technical aptitude who has contributed to a massive string of hits and to music’s most celebrated artists.

With a resume noting collaborations with India.Arie, Macy Gray, Floetry, The Game, Corrine Bailey Rae, Young Jeezy, Keyshia Cole and Nicole Scherzingerto name a few, this extraordinary talent maintains the title of credible and established producer, while transitioning to the forefront as an emerging recording artist.

We shine the light on inspirational males who possess the capacity to inspire and empower our readers. So you can imagine our excitement at being given the opportunity to interview entrepreneur and author of the book ‘Overcoming Depression’ Ernest Kouassi. Anyone who can fight back from mental health and create success needs to be celebrated but more so, Kouassi’s story is that more empowering because this is a dynamic individual who not only dropped out of college, was kicked out school and could have easily become yet another statistic.

Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Barbados-born Lucy Pounder is a GRAMMY Award-nominated, roots-reggae musician, singer-songwriter, producer and humanitarian. In the same tradition as his immortal father, Julian Marley is a devout Rastafarian whose music is inspired by life and spirituality.

Growing up as a youth in a musical atmosphere, Julian Marley quickly adopted a musical lifestyle and at an early age became a skillful, self-taught musician mastering the bass, drums, guitar and keyboards. By the tender age of five, Marley recorded his first-ever demo at the Marley family home in Kingston, Jamaica.